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Meanings of deceit in English

Portuguese
engano
Catalan
frau
Spanish
impostura

The act of deceiving.

engano
Catalan
frau
Spanish
fraude

The quality of being fraudulent.

frau
Synonyms
Examples for "fraudulence"
Examples for "fraudulence"
1
Those impulses sent him through childhood with a sense of fraudulence.
The new yorker
2
One of the fun things is the fraudulence -like I'm forging documents.
The Irish Times
3
Byron seemed to detect an air of fraudulence early on.
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
4
There can be no room for fraudulence or dishonesty.
Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
5
They struggle to conceal their own sense of fraudulence, and can smell it on others.
Feminist dot com
Usage of deceit in English
1
To correct our self-partiality and self-deceit is the use of general rules.
Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics
2
A competition in deceit in which, I admit, he out did them.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
3
In every other respect, mutual suspicion and profound deceit characterize the scene.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 25: 1577, part II
4
He was above and beyond all deceit and trickery and personal selfishness.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders
5
Nothing can excuse the bank's sharp practice and deceit of its customers.
The Irish Times
6
Dear friend, as the old proverb has it, deceit lurks in generalities.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Corinthians, Galatians, a...
7
Mr. Slope will be accused of deceit in his mode of canvassing.
Barchester Towers
8
TENNIN Doubt is fitting for mortals; with us there is no deceit.
Certain Noble Plays of Japan: From the manuscripts of Ernest Fen...
9
The Pope ignored Philip's deceit over the Templar leaders held at Chinon.
Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
10
Am I to be the sole actor in the drama of deceit?
Pauline's Passion and Punishment
11
Filipinos wish for the friendship of America and abhor militarism and deceit.
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
12
I do not agree that he has absolved Tony Blair of deceit.
The Guardian
13
Can this really be the Almighty's definitive denunciation of fraud and deceit?
Sympathy for the devil
14
Each side knows the other's moves; there is no deceit about it.
The Governors
15
This would mean the end of all diplomacy of lying and deceit.
The Soul of Democracy / The Philosophy of the World War in Relat...
16
He saw nothing in that face to yield any encouragement to deceit.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
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Translations for deceit
Deceit through the time
Deceit across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common